Ralph O'Brien

Ralph O'Brien

Personal information
Born	(1928-04-08)April 8, 1928 Henshaw, Kentucky
Died	August 22, 2018(2018-08-22) (aged 90) Clearwater Beach, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Butler (1946–1950)
NBA draft	1950 / Round: 6 / Pick: 68th overall
Selected by the Indianapolis Olympians
Playing career	1951–1953
Position	Point guard
Number	6, 20
Career history
1950-1951	Grand Rapids Hornets
1951	Waterloo Hawks
1951–1952	Indianapolis Olympians
1952–1953	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
4× First-team All-MAC (1947–1950)
Career NBA statistics
Points	848 (7.1 ppg)
Rebounds	192 (1.6 rpg)
Assists	180 (1.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ralph E. "Buckshot" O'Brien (April 8, 1928 – August 22, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.

A 5'9" point guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951–1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.^[1]

O'Brien was the last Butler product to appear in an NBA game for more than a half-century, before the 2010 arrival of Gordon Hayward.

See also[]

• List of shortest players in National Basketball Association history

References[]

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